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In a rare bit of good news for corals, UNESCO has removed the Belize Barrier Reef from its list of endangered World Heritage sites.

The Forest Service has offered bottled water maker Nestlé SA a three-year deal to continue drawing millions of gallons of water from San Bernardino National Forest.

Governments in East Asia and beyond must take steps to halt online wildlife trafficking, conservation groups are urging.

The acting head of the National Park Service admitted he acted inappropriately by making a crude gesture involving his genitalia during a hallway conversation, but his behavior did not constitute harassment, the Interior Department's watchdog said today.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry said today that his agency is working to determine the cost of a plan under consideration to assist struggling coal and nuclear plants.

Oil and gas industry officials told EPA today the Trump administration's plan for letting them self-report air pollution violations doesn't go far enough.

Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage's administration is floating the possibility of attempting to pull most of his state out of the Ozone Transport Region, the congressionally created compact that requires members to adopt added pollution control measures.

The Center for Biological Diversity derided a House Natural Resources Committee investigation into environmental organizations and their relationships with foreign governments as "politically convenient paranoia" and questioned the panel's jurisdiction to conduct the inquiry.

The House Oversight Committee is interviewing a former top aide to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt today and will question his chief of staff tomorrow, according to a committee aide.

It's not just tactical pants — Scott Pruitt also has a taste for fine art.

The Interior Department's Office of Inspector General said today it is looking into Secretary Ryan Zinke's alleged entanglements with a prominent businessman.

No one, arguably, has been a bigger factor in the reach of Clean Water Act regulations than Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Questions about the Clean Water Act, citizen suits, judicial deference and a few other environment-related issues await President Trump's next Supreme Court nominee, if past nomination hearings are any guide. And an unexpected toad might hop into the picture.

Frustrated with how the government enforces environmental laws, a network of vigilantes in China are scouring the countryside for signs of wildlife poaching.

The Bali international airport in Indonesia reopened today after being closed for half a day because of a volcanic ash threat.

Winds and dry conditions caused a south-central Colorado fire to more than triple in size overnight to more than 14,000 acres, spreading in three different directions.